U.S. Strategic Command has begun this year’s edition of the annual nuclear command & control exercise known as Global Thunder. As we mentioned in last month’s article on what is believed to have been ...

In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle ...

Vladimir Putin has issued a new nuclear threat against the West with preparations to test a new missile in a move aimed at gaining bargaining power in talks on Ukraine with Donald Trump. Satellite ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons specialists this month tested their preparedness to carry out NATO strike missions from a strategic Belgian base, where they partnered with an ...

The United States has released footage showcasing its nuclear deterrence capabilities amid escalating tensions with Russia over a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Newsweek has contacted ...

Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement. By Chris Buckley When President Trump ...

For more than a decade, Western nuclear analysts have sounded the alarm over a particularly dangerous characteristic of China’s nuclear forces: They often overlap with China’s conventional forces.

The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found. By Chris Buckley Reporting from Taipei, ...

The United States needs a nuclear posture that can credibly deter limited, non-strategic nuclear war without either forcing it to escalate to central, strategic war or forcing it to lose an ongoing ...

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